The Year of Queen Wilhelmina – The young Queen meets the old Queen
In the early morning of 27 April 1895, the royal yacht De Valk brought two Countesses van Buren from Vlissingen to Queenborough. In reality, the […]
Queen Victoria
The Right to Rule and the Rights of Women: Queen Victoria and the Women’s Movement by Arianne Chernock Book Review
Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837 until 1901, would have been the perfect forerunner for the women’s movement but unfortunately, the nineteenth-century feminists were to […]
The Year of Queen Victoria Roundup
I hope you have found The Year of Queen Victoria as interesting as I have. We have looked at the circumstances surrounding her birth, her […]
Maud of Wales – The unexpected Queen of Norway
On 26 November 1869, a daughter was born to the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII and his wife Alexandra of Denmark. This […]
Queen Victoria & Victorian Era Christmas Traditions
As we prepare to celebrate Christmas around the world in our own ways, here at History of Royal Women, we are also finishing up our […]
Queen Victoria & The Regency Act 1830
Queen (then Princess) Victoria was born in the early hours (4.15 am) of 24 May 1819. At the time of her birth, the future queen […]